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bearing his real name, olajide noibi. noibi, sources say, made no threats and was carrying no weapons, so the flight crew determined it was safe to fly on to l.a. as virgin flight 415-- call sign "redwood"-- approached l.a.x., the pilot gave controllers no hint of a problem. >> reporter: but upon landing the mystery passenger, noibi, was questioned by the f.b.i. noibi told the f.b.i. he was in l.a. to recruit people for his software business. he claimed he simply found the unused boarding pass and admitted not buying a ticket. agents then traced the boarding pass to its rightful owner and confirmed he had lost the boarding pass on a new york subway and simply had printed another one at the airport kiosk. when the f.b.i. found no apparent connections to terror, noibi was turned loose, but only for four days. f.b.i. agents arrested him yesterday when they found noibi back at l.a.x. trying to board yet another flight, delta 46 to atlanta, again with a boarding pass that was not his own. and a search of his two bags turned up
bearing his real name, olajide noibi. noibi, sources say, made no threats and was carrying no weapons, so the flight crew determined it was safe to fly on to l.a. as virgin flight 415-- call sign "redwood"-- approached l.a.x., the pilot gave controllers no hint of a problem. >> reporter: but upon landing the mystery passenger, noibi, was questioned by the f.b.i. noibi told the f.b.i. he was in l.a. to recruit people for his software business. he claimed he simply found the...
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a nigerian man identified as olajide noibi was allowed past the first checkpoint after showing his tsa agent a boarding pass for a flight that had already flown with someone else's name on it and a student id with his name on it. noibi allegedly showed the same bogus boarding pass to a virgin america gate attendant who let him board the plane t wasn't until they were in midair en route to los angeles when a flight attendant noticed he was sitting on what should be a vacant seat. he was questioned on arrival and released. yesterday noibi was spotted again using another expired boarding pass at a delta gate trying to board a flight to atlanta. this time, the fbi arrested him. noibi told an fbi agent he used the same expired boarding pass ruse at the initial screening location at l.a.x. and was allowed once again into the restricted area. so how could this happen? with apparent security breaches at two airports involving many different people and agencies? >> as a former inspector- general of the united states department of transportation i would what i recommend if i was the head of this
a nigerian man identified as olajide noibi was allowed past the first checkpoint after showing his tsa agent a boarding pass for a flight that had already flown with someone else's name on it and a student id with his name on it. noibi allegedly showed the same bogus boarding pass to a virgin america gate attendant who let him board the plane t wasn't until they were in midair en route to los angeles when a flight attendant noticed he was sitting on what should be a vacant seat. he was...
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but in court today, prosecutors painted olajide noibi as a skilled identity thief, not a terrorist. noibi was held without bond when a u.s. magistrate called him literally a flight risk and a danger to the community. thom mrozek is the spokesman for the united states attorney in los angeles. >> that he posed a danger to the community because he had the ability to get on an airplane under the name of somebody else. this, of course, raises concerns. it's something we don't want to see. >> reporter: last friday, noibi boarded a flight new york to los angeles using a boarding pass issued to someone else for a flight on a different day. noibi was holding more than 12 boarding passes when he was arrested, none of them his. and cbs news has been told investigators are focusing on whether he has stowed away before. noibi was arrested three years ago in chicago on charges he rode a commuter train without paying. on youtube and on the web, noibi claims to own a chicago-based ad agency. on this facebook page, he seems to brag about jetsetting-- three cities, three days, he says. on another pag
but in court today, prosecutors painted olajide noibi as a skilled identity thief, not a terrorist. noibi was held without bond when a u.s. magistrate called him literally a flight risk and a danger to the community. thom mrozek is the spokesman for the united states attorney in los angeles. >> that he posed a danger to the community because he had the ability to get on an airplane under the name of somebody else. this, of course, raises concerns. it's something we don't want to see....
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olajide noibi did not speak. he basically kept his head down. the judge said he did not want to set a bond amount right now at least because he says he is not really sure who noibi is. he said he made inconsistent statements about where he lives, what he does for a living and what his finances are. noibi's attorney also spoke in court today. he says that his client is, quote, extremely embarrassed by the media attention to this case and comes from a respectable family. several different family members across the u.s., he says, are willing to put up money for his bond and have noibi stay with them. noibi faces one felony count for being a stowaway from jfk to l.a.x. last friday e made it through security at jfk with an expired boarding pass and no matching id. the virgin america crew did not realize he was a stowaway until they were already in the air. and the fbi questioned him upon his arrival last week at l.a.x. but let him g when he was finally arrested on wednesday as he tried to board yet another flight with an expired boarding pass, he had
olajide noibi did not speak. he basically kept his head down. the judge said he did not want to set a bond amount right now at least because he says he is not really sure who noibi is. he said he made inconsistent statements about where he lives, what he does for a living and what his finances are. noibi's attorney also spoke in court today. he says that his client is, quote, extremely embarrassed by the media attention to this case and comes from a respectable family. several different family...
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. >> reporter: the nigerian, olajide noibi, made it past is it agents in new york and flew to virgin airlines. halfway through the flight and attendant realized he shouldn't be on the plane. the captain alerted authorities who met noibi at the gate, questioned him and let him go. >> we are supposed to have a mult layered system of security. the next layer picks up the problem and it didn't. that's troubling. >> reporter: a few days later noibi returned to l.a.x. and once again got through security with an expired ticket. but when he tried to board a delta flight to atlanta on wednesday, the gate agent turned him away. when noibi argued at the gate a customs and border agent went to investigate. officers arrested noibi and found a dozen more boarding passes all with different names on them. noibi is now charged with being a stow away and has a court date friday. >> hearing something like that scares you a little bit. >> they need to do something better than what they are doing if somebody can fly all over and not even be that person. >> reporter: tsa officials insist noibi never prese
. >> reporter: the nigerian, olajide noibi, made it past is it agents in new york and flew to virgin airlines. halfway through the flight and attendant realized he shouldn't be on the plane. the captain alerted authorities who met noibi at the gate, questioned him and let him go. >> we are supposed to have a mult layered system of security. the next layer picks up the problem and it didn't. that's troubling. >> reporter: a few days later noibi returned to l.a.x. and once again...
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tsa screeners failed to stop nigerian born olajide noibi, even though he had no driver's license or passport, just a student i.d. and the boarding? it was in a different name. what's worse, the date on the boarding pass was wrong, too. it said june 23rd. noibi used it on the 24th. this picture is believed to be noibi. after he sailed through the cument check, he did go through standard screening. the tsa says he was clear, no prohibited items. but then, security breakdown number two. at the gate itself. that boarding pass, for the wrong day, wasaslso for the wrong flight. it said flight 413. he boarded flight 415. virgin america admits its gate agent let him on. joseph morris used to run security at jfk airport. >> we can have the best technology. you can have the best processes and plans, but again it comes down to the human factor and human error. >> reporter: once on board, niobi seated himself comfortably in a premium seat. he was ultimately confronted by a flight attendant. after seeing the invalid documents, the crew nototied authorities from the cockpit. law enforcement met the plane,
tsa screeners failed to stop nigerian born olajide noibi, even though he had no driver's license or passport, just a student i.d. and the boarding? it was in a different name. what's worse, the date on the boarding pass was wrong, too. it said june 23rd. noibi used it on the 24th. this picture is believed to be noibi. after he sailed through the cument check, he did go through standard screening. the tsa says he was clear, no prohibited items. but then, security breakdown number two. at the...
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olajide noibi on federal stowaway charges yesterday. >>> today prince william saddles up for a charity polo match in santa barbara as part of their california tour. he and his wife are raising awareness about british businesses at star-studded events. and it looks like a lovely day for polo playing. >> most lovely. >> most lovely. [ laughter ] >> but, around here, we're probably up to much more reasonable things in the fog. >> we'll be doing it in the fog. actually they will be playing polo in the fog in santa barbara as well as the marine layer is back in play. >> we're used to it, right? that's british weather. >> exactly. >> rain, mud, fog. that's what we have for them. for us, no rain or mud. just the fog today. and cooler temperatures, which will be our dominant weather pattern through the week after our nice midweek warmup. we're back to regular temperatures and we'll detail those for you coming up in your complete forecast in just a few minutes. >> also, a local restaurant showing its true colors finally decides to tone it down. the controversy and the resolution coming up next.
olajide noibi on federal stowaway charges yesterday. >>> today prince william saddles up for a charity polo match in santa barbara as part of their california tour. he and his wife are raising awareness about british businesses at star-studded events. and it looks like a lovely day for polo playing. >> most lovely. >> most lovely. [ laughter ] >> but, around here, we're probably up to much more reasonable things in the fog. >> we'll be doing it in the fog....
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>> reporter: well, brooke, i can tell you the alleged stow away, olajide noibi, just appeared here in federal court in los angeles, and he was dressed in street clothes shackled at the ankles and the wrist. the prosecution argued in front of the judge not to allow him any bail. he said -- the lawyer actually was saying that he's a flight risk, that he was no ties to los angeles. he does have family in georgia and michigan and also his homeland of nigeria, where he told fbi agents when he was arrested that he was planning to fly there actually next week. now, federal prosecutors also argued that he's a potential risk to the community, saying that he was using other people's identities, stolen boarding passes to try to fly across the country and to other cities for free. well, the defense lawyer argues that noibi, their client, says that he's very embarrassed by all this, all the media attention surrounding this case as well as the fact that noibi says he comes from a respectable family, apparently defense lawyers also talked to those family members in georgia and michigan as well. but
>> reporter: well, brooke, i can tell you the alleged stow away, olajide noibi, just appeared here in federal court in los angeles, and he was dressed in street clothes shackled at the ankles and the wrist. the prosecution argued in front of the judge not to allow him any bail. he said -- the lawyer actually was saying that he's a flight risk, that he was no ties to los angeles. he does have family in georgia and michigan and also his homeland of nigeria, where he told fbi agents when he...